The above is my dysfunctional style of cooking tomato rice. A variant is the tomato thokku, the tomato base made spicier and to be eaten as a side dish. Spread it on bread to make a sandwich or with yogurt rice.To make tomato thokku, skip the onion and add 1/4 tsp mustard seeds along with with the cumin seeds. Increase the amount of red chilli powder used. Continue to cook on medium flame until the oil separates almost completely from the tomato base an additional 10 minutes or less. Let it cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

About Me

I have lived in the US for the past 21 years. Both my husband(Ed) and I love to travel. When we moved from the east coast to Colorado, we decided to drive with our daughters R and A aged 8 and 5. We really enjoyed it and 12 years later, we've driven thru various terrains, cities, national parks, monuments, and more.. covering 48 states and DC.
Our four years in Colorado allowed us to travel in all directions.. west to California, east to New Jersey, north to Montana and south to Texas. I love planning our road trips, and Ed loves to drive.. :)
It's our gift to the girls.. a passion for travel and to discover this amazing country and it's history. We have since moved to the midwest.
We have yet to visit the states of Hawaii, and Alaska. We hoped to cover them all before our older one headed out to college.
I love to dabble in the kitchen and create my own dysfunctional style of cooking traditional recipes learnt from my mom and others to suit my quick and easy cooking style.
I hope you enjoy reading.